PRIVILEGE FOR QUEENS
Special Procession at the Abbey (Received 12. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON. May 11A special Coronation privilege hau been conferred on Queen Mary as the widow of King George V., and Queen Maud of Norway, his sister, who, when they walk across the Abbey nave to their seats will have a joint procession of tbeir own with heralds, train-bear-•rs and own housebold officials. The littl© PrinoesseB will also figure m a special procession, wai king on either side of the Princess Ro.val, with train-bearers and other attendants. There is an enormous demand for the ipecial Coronation stamps, crowds queuing up for theffi. It is estimated tho saies ataounted to 36.000.000, compared with the norma] demand of 20 000,000 to 26,000,000.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 98, 12 May 1937, Page 5
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